Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Biathlon
at the XII Olympic Winter Games
VenueSeefeld
Dates6–13 February
Competitors74 from 18 nations
Biathlon at the
1976 Winter Olympics
Individualmen
Relaymen

Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of two biathlon events, held at Seefeld. The events began on 6 February and ended on 13 February 1976.[1][2]

Medal summary

Three nations won medals in biathlon, the Soviet Union leading the medal table with three medals (2 gold, 1 bronze). Nikolay Kruglov led the individual medal table, winning the individual race, and adding a gold medal in the relay.

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)2013
2 Finland (FIN)0202
3 East Germany (GDR)0011
Totals (3 entries)2226

Events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
 Nikolay Kruglov
 Soviet Union		1:14:12.26 Heikki Ikola
 Finland		1:15:54.10 Aleksandr Elizarov
 Soviet Union		1:16:05.57
Relay
  Soviet Union (URS)
Aleksandr Elizarov
Ivan Biakov
Nikolay Kruglov
Aleksandr Tikhonov		1:57:55.64  Finland (FIN)
Henrik Flöjt
Esko Saira
Juhani Suutarinen
Heikki Ikola		2:01:45.58  East Germany (GDR)
Karl-Heinz Menz
Frank Ullrich
Manfred Beer
Manfred Geyer 		2:04:08.61

Participating nations

Eighteen nations sent biathletes to compete in the events. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors. Bulgaria and Chinese Taipei (as Republic of China) made their Olympic biathlon debuts.[1]

References
  1. "Final Report - XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. LA84 Foundation. 1976. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  2. "Biathlon at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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